On January 10, we went to the Waiheke Wine Festival, an event we had looked forward to for months. Unfortunately, it was a disappointment. Since we live on the island, it is easy for us to get to the vineyards, pay $5 or so to sample 4 or 5 wines, and then leave with a bottle or three. At the Festival, you pay $65 to enter, then tastings are about $4/taste (!), and you can order wine for delivery. The food was good, and there was music (though a 2.5 year old won't sit still for any music that doesn't involve "mashed potatoes") and people seemed to enjoy themselves, but it didn't really work for us.
Outside the festival, there were some sculptures, many of which had been submitted for the Sculpture on the Gulf walk but were not accepted. There were three wonderful carved wooden thrones that we would have bought if we could have figured out how to get them home. Just the thing for our respective offices.
No day is complete without a little playground time: the island has a number of very nice playgrounds to Alexander's delight.
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